1.   The practice of bird netting, long banned by the European Community, has been outlawed, however.

2.   Bird netting would not do, he said, because the holes are too big.

3.   If you are sure it is the birds, the best defense is to tent young plants with the bird netting sold at garden centers.

4.   To protect your figs from birds, about the only thing you can do is drape special bird netting over the developing fruit.

5.   You might try an animal repellent or bird netting.